OVERVIEW

The Weight Center is a multidisciplinary specialty practice devoted to the evaluation and care of adults and children with obesity and weight disorders. We direct our consultation toward determining the specific causes and complications of obesity in each of our patients. We develop individualized treatment recommendations based on these evaluations, recognizing that in most cases, weight disorders respond best to an integrated, multidisciplinary approach.

Please visit Weight Center website at http://www.weightcenter.org/ for more detailed information.

WEIGHT CENTER STAFF

• Lee Kaplan, MD
  Medical Director

PERSONALIZED MULTIDISCIPLINARY WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS

We develop personalized, coordinated, multidisciplinary weight loss programs for each patient treated in the Weight Center. Depending on the needs of each individual, our treatment includes some combination of the following interventions:

• Pharmacological therapies
• Nutrition, diet, and exercise counseling
• Lifestyle modification counseling
• Standard and minimally invasive weight loss surgery
• Complementary therapies
• Innovative therapeutic combinations

Patient education is a critical component of our treatment programs. Whenever possible, we include the patient's family in our treatment plan, and we maintain close communication among the patient, referring physician, and the Weight Center team.

COMPREHENSIVE BARIATRIC SURGICAL PROGRAM

We offer a variety of bariatric surgical options for appropriate patients, including:

• Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
• Vertically banded gastroplasty

ACTIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

The Weight Center is pursuing basic and clinical research aimed at understanding the biological and psychosocial basis of weight disorders and more effective means of treatment. All patients who receive clinical care in the Weight Center are given the benefit of our ongoing research efforts and have the opportunity to participate directly in trials of new and promising treatments.